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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/34/section/32</dc:identifier><dc:title>Planning and Compensation Act 1991</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to amend the law relating to town and country planning; to extend the powers to acquire by agreement land which may be affected by carrying out public works; to amend the law relating to compulsory acquisition of land and to compensation where persons are displaced from land or the value of land or its enjoyment may be affected by public works; to provide, in the case of compensation payable in respect of things done in the exercise of statutory powers, for advance payments and payments in interest; and to repeal Part X of the Highways Act 1980.</dc:description><dc:date>1991-07-25</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2025-12-04</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2025-11-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/34/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/34/body" NumberOfProvisions="121" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2017-09-22"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/34/part/I" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/34/part/I" NumberOfProvisions="63" id="part-I" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2015-03-12"><Number>Part I</Number><Title> Town and Country Planning: England and Wales</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/34/part/I/crossheading/miscellaneous" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/34/part/I/crossheading/miscellaneous" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictStartDate="1991-07-25" id="part-I-crossheading-miscellaneous"><Title> Miscellaneous</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="1991-09-25"><Title> Planning: minor and consequential amendments.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/34/section/32" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/34/section/32" id="section-32"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c15658681"/>32</Pnumber><P1para><Text>Schedule 7 to this Act (which makes minor and consequential amendments of the enactments relating to planning) shall have effect.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c15658681" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00242" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/34/section/32" SectionRef="section-32">S. 32</CitationSubRef> wholly in force; <CitationSubRef id="c00243" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/34/section/32" SectionRef="section-32">s. 32</CitationSubRef> not in force at Royal Assent see <CitationSubRef id="c00244" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/34/section/84/2" SectionRef="section-84-2">s. 84(2)</CitationSubRef>; <CitationSubRef id="c00245" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/34/section/32" SectionRef="section-32">s. 32</CitationSubRef> in force in so far as it relates to specified provisions in Sch. 7 as follows: at 25.9.1991 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/2067" id="c00246" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1991" Number="2067">S.I. 1991/2067</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00247" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/2067/article/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00246" SectionRef="article-3">arts. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00248" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/2067/article/4" CitationRef="c00246" SectionRef="article-4">4</CitationSubRef>; at 25.10.1991 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/2272" id="c00249" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1991" Number="2272">S.I. 1991/2272</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00250" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/2272/article/3/1/c" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00249" SectionRef="article-3-1-c">art. 3(1)(c)</CitationSubRef>; at 25.11.1991 for certain purposes by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/2728" id="c00251" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1991" Number="2728">S.I. 1991/2728</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00252" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/2728/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00251" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>; at 2.1.1992 and at 10.2.1992 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/2905" id="c00253" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1991" Number="2905">S.I. 1991/2905</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00254" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/2905/article/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00253" SectionRef="article-3">arts. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00255" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/2905/article/4" CitationRef="c00253" SectionRef="article-4">4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00256" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/2905/article/5" CitationRef="c00253" SectionRef="article-5">5</CitationSubRef>; at 6.4.1992 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/665" id="c00257" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="665">S.I. 1992/665</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00258" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/665/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00257" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>; at 27.7.1992 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1279" id="c00259" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="1279">S.I. 1992/1279</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00260" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1279/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00259" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef> and by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1630" id="c00261" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="1630">S.I. 1992/1630</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00262" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1630/article/2" CitationRef="c00261" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00263" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1630/schedule/1" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00261" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>; at 9.11.1992 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2831" id="c00264" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="2831">S.I. 1992/2831</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00265" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2831/article/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00264" SectionRef="article-2">arts. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00266" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2831/article/3" CitationRef="c00264" SectionRef="article-3">3</CitationSubRef>.</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>